This little volume is filled with exerpts from speeches, articles and newspaper columns from the Vermont born 13th president of the U.S. This man of few words has many gems which ring true today and we would do well to consider them.

A good example is his paragraph about SECURITY "All through the ages people have been seeking some material security outside themselves. It has not been found. There is a possibility that the quest is a delusion…In the end the security of nations must be sought within themselves by observing the command to do justice, love mercy and walk humbly."

Excerpts from Coolidge's writings and speeches are eloquent on a broad range of topics and quite to the point for our times as well as his own.

Calvin Coolidge has long been dismissed as silent, and with little to say. A collection of over 200 quotations reveals the concise, direct, even eloquent way he stated his views on issues still relevant to the interests of contemporary Americans. The quotations, cited by date and circumstances, are organized alphabetically for use by speakers, writers, researchers, policy makers -- in fact, any with an interest in American history. Also included are Milestones in Coolidge's life; a Selected Bibliography; and a listing of Coolidge Archives headed by the Calvin Coolidge Memorial Foundation in Plymouth Notch, Vermont.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: The author, Peter Hannaford, has to his credit four books about President Ronald Reagan, including The Quotable Ronald Reagan, and one about the first president of the United States: The Essential George Washington. Hannaford is a public relations/public affairs consultant and resides in Washington, D.C., and northern California.